Delray Beach is planning to celebrate National Clean Beaches Week, July 1 to 7, with three sponsored beach cleanup efforts. Representatives from the city's Litter Prevention Division, led by litter prevention coordinator Jennifer Buce and the Delray Beach Parks & Recreation, will sponsor a "Clean Beaches Information Booth" where litter prevention and recreational materials will be distributed with a chance for residents to obtain promotional giveaways.

Buce said information booths will be open to the public on July 1 at the Municipal Beach on Atlantic Avenue and A1A (Intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Ocean Boulevard), and again on July 2at Sandoway Park, 142 S. Ocean Blvd. Both events run from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Then on Monday, July 6, Buce will conduct a beach cleanup at Sandoway Park, 142 S. Ocean Blvd., also from 9 until 11 a.m.

"Delray Beach Parks & Recreation summer camp children will participate in this effort and learn the importance of preserving our beaches," Buce said.

According to Buce, The Clean Beaches Council sponsors National Clean Beaches Week and is a nonprofit organization devoted to sustaining America's beaches by promoting public awareness and volunteer participation in sustainability while ensuring a legacy of clean beaches for all generations to come. She said National Clean Beaches Week is an annual event that draws public attention to the importance of clean beaches and celebrates a healthy beach lifestyle by swimming, playing, surfing and enjoying the outdoors.

For more information, call Jennifer Buce at 561-243-7138 or visit www.mydelraybeach.com or e-mail PIO@mydelraybeach.com